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Oshkosh Snags Order For 1,700 More M-ATVs.

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Monday, August 3rd, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The Navy ordered 1,700 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs) from Oshkosh Corp. [OSK] on July 31. The contracting award, worth $1.1 billion, come after the Pentagon on June 30 announced Oshkosh won the five-way M-ATV competition. The first order was placed with Oshkosh on June 30 for 2,244 vehicles at a cost of $1.1 billion. The Oshkosh, Wis., truck builder in June beat BAE Systems' Global Tactical Systems business; BAE's U.S. Combat Systems unit; Navistar…

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